NEW YORK – The first BIG EAST Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for 2019 have been claimed by Seton Hall’s Hailey Arteaga and DePaul’s Natalie Halvorson, respectively. The Pirates won two games versus Southern Utah and North Dakota, while DePaul is still undefeated after winning all five games over the weekend.
BIG EAST Player of the Week
Hailey Arteaga, Seton Hall, Jr., OF (Upland, Calif.)
Arteaga helped the Pirates to a pair of wins at the Marucci Desert Classic in Las Vegas. Throughout the first weekend of play, Arteaga led the league in batting average at .